Virbrating

Flowers in varying states of their life span have been a frequent subject of mine. In this instance, rather than concentrate on the details which tell the narrative of life and death, I chose to create movement. I experimented with various shutter speeds and played with ‘panning the camera’. Ordinarily I would do this on a tripod, but I had something in my mind’s eye that was less pristine, and more organic in the camera movement. I chose to hand hold. Starting slowly, going back and forth, left to right, and constantly trying different settings until I had something I liked. then I set about making the photograph more abstract. Using a combination of filters, layers and plug-ins, I didn’t stop until I had created an image that I felt was ‘painterly’. I trust that you, the viewers, will find it pleasing in the abstract.